First of all, I have to say that I was overwhelmed by the response to the first chapter. I have never gotten this many reviews so quickly! Thank you all so much. Here is the next chapter from Katniss' POV. ENJOY!

Win a Date With Peeta Mellark!

Chapter 2

"Good night Miss Everdeen!" Katniss looked at the teenagers who were calling to her as they all crammed into their parents' car and drove off. With the library now empty, she picked up her bag and locked the doors before heading down the steps to head home. It had been a long day and she was tired. The teens had a huge project for school and she had spent most of the evening assisting with their research. She was ready to get to her house, take a bath, and watch some mindless TV.

She was startled when her phone began to ring. Who would be calling? She looked at the screen to see it was an unknown number. She sighed and slid her finger across to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Um, hi...hello...Is this Katniss?" The voice on the other end was a deep male voice that somehow sounded familiar, but she didn't' recognize it.

"Yes, it is. And who may I ask is calling?" She was curious as to who this was.

"This is Peeta Mellark," the voice replied. "I'm calling about our date."

Katniss' eyes grew wide. Peeta Mellark? The actor? A date? What in the world? She could only think that this had to be a prank that her sister and best friends were pulling. The voice must be disguised.

"Gale! If this is some sick joke that you and Prim have thought up, I have to tell you it's not in the least funny," she fumed.

"Who's Gale?" the voice asked in what seemed to be honest confusion. Katniss was determined not to be taken in.

"Oh, please. Just give it up. I'm on my way home now. I'll be there in a few minutes, okay?" and she quickly hung up. She rolled her eyes and kept walking, even though the thought that whoever had been on the other end of the call sounded completely different from her friend nagged at her mind.

By the time she got to her door, she had let it go, and walked inside to see two forms at the kitchen table. One was a blonde girl, and the other a tall dark haired man. They hadn't heard her enter, so she quietly moved towards them.

"So, I don't know whose idea it was, but the prank was seriously not that good. What made you think I was ever going to buy it?" she began.

The two turned towards her and the girl piped up. "Katniss! You shouldn't scare us like that. What are you talking about? What prank?"

"Don't be silly. You know what I am talking about. The prank you two just pulled trying to get me to believe that Peeta Mellark was calling me to ask about a date." Katniss looked at the stunned faces on her two loved ones. They looked at each other then back at her.

"You said that Peeta Mellark called you? About a date?" Gale asked.

"Yeah. That's right. Where did you get the idea anyway? I could have thought up a million better plans than that one." Katniss was getting nervous as she thought the two conspirators would break into laughter by now at their joke. They were still completely serious though.

"Gale, we better tell her." Prim said, and went off to another room.

Katniss turned her eyes to her friend. "Tell me what?"

Gale sighed and said, "Just wait and let us explain before you get upset." At that moment, her sister returned with a laptop in hand. It was already turned on and logged in.

"Here" she said. "Just look at this." Katniss focused her eyes on the screen and saw a huge banner reading

WIN A DATE WITH PEETA MELLARK!

She went on to read about the contest and then looked up at Prim. "Don't you see? You must have won. He was calling to set up the date!"

Katniss was still in the dark. "But, I didn't enter. How could I have possibly won?"

Both Prim and Gale's faces revealed guilty looks. Her sister finally spoke up. "I signed you up," she said quietly.

"You signed me up?" Katniss was still incredulous.

"Please don't be mad," Prim said pleadingly. "I found the website and just thought it would be great if you could win and get to meet Peeta Mellark. If anyone deserves to have a date with him, it's you. You've done so much and need to get out. He seems such a great guy from all the articles I read about him. I just wanted to give you the chance to win something great and I knew that you would never do it yourself."

"Yeah," Gale continued. "You work so hard. You need a chance to get out and loosen up. To be yourself."

"So, I entered you in the contest." Prim said looking down, " Gale helped me. I thought that you liked him anyway. You always said you enjoyed his movies and that he was hot." She was obviously trying to defend her actions.

Katniss seethed with frustration. "Yes, I like his movies, and yes, I said he was hot. You would have to be dead not to notice that. But that doesn't mean I wanted to enter some fangirl contest for a date with him."

Gale piped up, "If you girls are going to start talking about hot guys, then I'm going to go and see Madge. I'll need a boost to my ego." He grabbed his wallet and headed out as Katniss yelled at him.

"That's right….run off to your girlfriend. Don't think that I'm finished with you. I'm still mad!"

Gale blew a kiss in the air and said, "Love you too, Catnip." He continued down the street. Katniss continued giving him a scowl, and then turned back to the true object of her anger.

"So, okay. You signed me up for this, and I somehow won. Well, I guess since I blew him off over the phone that I missed my chance. He probably just called the next person on the list. Besides, you're the one who really loves his movies. You should have signed yourself up."

"I did," Prim said. "But, I'm only sixteen, so that might be illegal. Please don't be mad, Katniss."

The older girl blew out her breath. She could never stay angry at her sister for long. "It's okay. I'm just upset you didn't tell me. I probably sounded like a complete idiot over the phone Let me at least see what you wrote about me."

Prim showed her the entry form that she had filled out about her sister. Katniss had to admit that it was truthful, even if the part about why she would want to win the date was most definitely embellished. The two sat down for dinner and enjoyed the evening watching their favorite reality TV show together. Prim went to bed about 10, and Katniss went to her own room where she changed into comfortable clothes, and got under the covers to read the latest James Patterson detective novel. She was lost in the action and mystery of the story when she felt her phone buzz with a text message. Probably Gale sending a message to apologize. But, it wasn't her friend. It was from the same unknown number that had called before. She read the text.

-I'm sorry if I worried you earlier. I can understand you thinking it might be a joke. But, I wanted you to know that I'm really Peeta Mellark. I read your entry into the Win a Date contest, and picked you as the winner.

Katniss read the text and took a couple of minutes to decide whether or not to answer. There was still a possibility that it could be a stalker or crazy person, but something inside her told her that it wasn't. She took a chance and typed on her phone.

-I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have just hung up like that. I had no idea, I promise. When I got home, I found out that it was my sister and friend who had put my name in the contest. They told me everything tonight and showed me the website. They thought I deserved a night on the town.

She sent it, and the reply was almost immediate.

-You probably do! You don't have to apologize. Everything that happened makes sense now. It's kind of nice that they did that for you. Seriously. You are the winner. If you want, I would still like to take you out on that date.

Katniss again thought over this and made a decision. Here goes nothing.

-I'll allow it. : )

Again, her phone buzzed almost before she could put it down.

-Great! : ) I am not scheduled to start shooting my next movie for another month or so. How about next weekend? I can fly out on Saturday morning and we can go out that night.

-That works for me. I have to admit that I can't believe that this is really happening.

-Believe it. Good night, Katniss. I'll let you know when I have details for the date.

-Good night.

She placed her phone back on the nightstand and turned off the light, letting dreams of him enter her head. I'm becoming a fangirl like Prim. You better stop it Katniss! Still, she smiled as she fell asleep.

The next morning, she told Prim what had happened. The young girl squealed with delight.

"Oh my gosh! It's really going to happen. He is going to come here! We have to go shopping and pick the perfect outfit. You have got to look amazing."

"Calm down, Prim," Katniss stopped her. "I know he might be a major movie star, but I just want to be myself, okay?"

"You can still go buy something, though, right?" the girl looked at her with hope.

"Sure, why not? Let's go shopping." The two sisters went out and poured through the department stores looking for a suitable outfit. Katniss had to admit it was fun in the anticipation of the event. They finally decided on a nice pair of black pants, and a green silk top with strappy black heeled sandals. She had to admit that she looked good.

The week actually went by quickly after that. Katniss got so wrapped up in her work and usual duties taking care of Prim, that before she knew it, Saturday was here. At about 9:00 that morning, she got the first text from him.

-Hi! I just made it in. I'm at the airport in District 12 now. Waiting for my luggage : (

Katniss smiled as she answered.

-Have fun waiting. I'm glad you made it here okay.

-The flight wasn't bad. I'll be glad to get to the hotel to rest before tonight, though. Is 6:00 okay? I was reading that there was a great pizza restaurant. How does that sound?

-I think I know where you are thinking. That sounds fantastic. I'll see you then.

-See you then. I'm looking forward to it.

Katniss nodded and went about her day after that. She tried to keep her mind busy so that the nerves wouldn't get in her way. Time couldn't seem to go fast enough. Finally, in the afternoon, she took a long shower. She dried off, got dressed, and spent some time on her makeup and hair. After what she deemed to be presentable, she went downstairs to where Prim was reading a book in the living room chair.

"How do I look?" she asked, twirling around so that her sister could see.

Prim smiled, "You look beautiful. Peeta is going to think so too, I know!" The girl couldn't contain her excitement.

Exactly at 6:00, the dorrbell rang. Prim jumped up immediately and ran to answer it. She only opened the door partway, so Katniss couldn't see who was behind it. She could hear, though.

"Hi! I'm so glad you're here," Prim was talking at an alarming speed in her excitement. " I'm Prim. Katniss' sister. She's coming. Where are you going to take her? She looks great, by the way. I helped pick out her outfit."

Katniss interrupted at that moment. Pulling the door back more, she said, "Thank you, Prim. I've got it now. Gale should be here in a few minutes." Her sister gave a knowing wink and walkaed away. The older girl finally looked up and saw the person at the door. She was almost frozen in place by the sight.

He was smiling and immediately recognizable. Katniss thought that he had looked good from his movies and pictures, but he was even more handsome in person. He was wearing khaki pants, and a blue polo shirt that only made his eyes sparkle more. And oh, his eyes, crystal blue and right now gazing at her like he knew all her secrets. Words at the moment were failing her.

Peeta Mellark, the most popular actor in Panem, was at her front door, and about to take her, Katniss Everdeen, on a date.

YEA! I do so love Prim, don't you? Next chapter, we will have the date and see how the two get along. I do hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please continue to review and let me know how you are liking the story. : )